Wednesday 21 January 2009

Giant female breeders

Definitely not the best pics, but it's so difficult to get good lightings for these guys and they keep moving/dancing too fast. But we thought it would be better to take their pics now before they're off to XL, otherwise they'll be gone forever :)

2 females here, at the back, flaring against HMPK boy. All fish are 3.5 to 4 months old. The females are mostly 16 rays branching, with some branchings perhaps at 8 rays. Both are very close to HM spread.

The comparisons with male may not be appropriate, would be better to compare them with normal HMPK female, but you get the point. Comparing them with male shows how they are larger than the male. Comparing them to standard HMPK female would have been showing how they are easily double it :)

We've been keeping these females as reserved for sometime as part of another 10 or so females, XL finally wanting them :) Certainly going to miss them....

HMF giant

HMF giant

Remind to self: do not be tempted to spawn them!

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